Researchers are developing a system that would allow surgeons to control both computers and robotic scrub nurses via hand gestures.

Traditionally, robot arms have been controlled either by joysticks, buttons, or very carefully programmed routines. However, for [Narongporn Laosrisin’s] homebrew build, they decided to go wi… ...

But up until now, these "robots" needed a direct contact with the person in control. This is where Madeline Gannon comes in, with her new gesture-based interface between humans and machines.

Tokyo University engineer Tsuyoshi Horo has developed a novel system for controlling robots (or in this case, a moving stool) using a simple set of hand and body gestures. The researcher is ...

Other gesture controlled robots of note include using two Leap motion controllers to control some industrial robot arms — for robotic surgery! And of course there’s also advanced robotic arm ...

Human–robot interaction (HRI) and gesture-based control systems represent a rapidly evolving research field that seeks to bridge the gap between human intuition and robotic precision.

Chinese robot maker Dobot Robotics has showcased its humanoid ‘Atom’ robot preparing a delicious steak. Although impressive enough, the real feat was the fact that the robot was remotely operated from ...

Researchers at the University of Tokyo’s Dragon Lab have developed an intuitive hand-based teleoperation system that allows ...

Scientists built an app that let them control a robot using hand gestures while wearing the Apple Vision Pro VR headset.